Thai Chamber urges bolder Myanmar approach

Thai businesses want the government to help them enter or expand into the Myanmar market by conducting more official visits to the neighbouring country, according to the AEC Strategy Centre at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Centre director Pussadee Polsaram said more official ...

Cambodia shows narrow but strong FDI growth

Foreign direct investment flows continued to see strong growth across the 10-member ASEAN bloc in 2014, with most countries in the Lower Mekong region reporting higher levels of inflows given their rising infrastructure needs and manufacturing activities, according to a new report jointly produced by ...

Chinese firm intends to list on Cambodia Stock Exchange in 2016

Hong Kong-based developer Eastland Development (HK) Ltd has expressed interest in listing on Cambodia’s stock exchange within a year. Sam Yang, the company’s chief executive, said during a recent company promotional event that Eastland is working with a local underwriter to prepare to float shares on ...

Cautious optimism on the economic front

The Thai economy will expand by 2.8% by year-end, and government megaprojects will accelerate higher growth rates next year, the Fiscal Policy Office  said on 26 November.  Keep reading ...

'Echelon Thailand' set to host Mekong region start-ups

“Echelon Thailand” will bring active start-up communities from around the Mekong region including CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) to connect with one another. The 26-27 November event organised by e27, Asia’s largest tech media platform, is expected to attract the best of the Mekong region’s ...

Vietnam is still scratching the surface of what it can become: economists

Vietnam is believed to have achieved many great successes a lot over the last three decades of economic renovation, but many economists say the years ahead will continue to be challenging.    At a forum in Hanoi last week to mark the 30th year of the reform ...

370 foreign companies approved under Thailand's Foreign Business Act in first 11 months

Thailand’s Business Development Department approved the operations of 370 foreign companies under the Foreign Business Act during the first 11 months of the year. Keep reading ...

Thai TPP opponents voice major concerns

Consumer and farmer advocacy groups have urged the government not to enter the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, saying Thailand is unprepared to handle the negative impact. Nusaraporn Kessomboon, a lecturer in Khon Kaen University’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, raised concerns that the TPP would obstruct Thai people’s ...

Cambodia and Laos: The challenge of altering attitudes towards startups

Startups in Cambodia and Laos might be focussed on local problems, but meeting those needs could foster greater receptivity. At 15 million and seven million strong respectively, Cambodia and Laos both have in excess of 50 per cent of their people who are 24 or younger. ...

Thailand still a top-10 Apec choice

Thailand lags behind arch rivals Vietnam and Indonesia as a top investment destination of Apec business leaders over the next 12 months. This finding was reported in PwC’s “2015 Apec CEO Survey: CEO Confidence in Asia Pacific Shaken but Strong”. Keep reading ...

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